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Functional Foods: Concept, Technology and Health Benefits

CC BY-SA (Attribution ShareAlike)   English

Author(s): Center for Development of Technical Education, IIT Kanpur, Commonwealth of Learning (COL)

Subject(s): Dietetics and nutrition

Publisher: Commonwealth of Learning (COL)

Last updated: 07/07/2025

Due to increased cost of health-care and lifestyle related diseases, the consumers are shifting towards the functional foods for health promotion and disease prevention. Functional foods are prepared to promote health by targeting a physiological process that may help in disease prevention. With the expansion of food industry, the use of functional foods in healthcare is increasing day by day and consumers are now health-conscious & preferring functional foods as a first line of defense against diseases rather than the pharmaceuticals. So the consumers are changing their mindset towards “Prevention is better than cure”. Many functional compounds have been reported for prevention and curing of these diseases. Carotenoids, lutein, lycopene, soluble and insoluble dietary fibers, plant sterols, conjugated lenoleic acid (CLA), β-lactoglobulin, lactoferrin are few of the examples of functional food ingredients. Other functional food components like probiotics, prebiotics and synbiotics are also important. Various probiotics appear to induce anti-inflammatory responses which inhibit carcinogenesis and also improve the biological defense mechanisms.

Universal Design for Learning

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Author(s): Josie Gray

Subject(s): The Arts

Publisher: Commonwealth of Learning

Last updated: 09/08/2024

Teaching in a Digital Age: Third Edition - General

CC BY-NC (Attribution NonCommercial)   English

Subject(s): Teaching skills and techniques, Media studies: internet, digital media and society,

Publisher: Tony Bates Associates Ltd.

Last updated: 07/03/2023

The book examines the underlying principles that guide effective teaching in an age when all of us, and in particular the students we are teaching, are using technology. A framework for making decisions about your teaching is provided, while understanding that every subject is different, and every instructor has something unique and special to bring to their teaching. The book enables teachers and instructors to help students develop the knowledge and skills they will need in a digital age: not so much the IT skills, but the thinking and attitudes to learning that will bring them success. Book release date (third edition): 18 August, 2022. For subsequent updates, see Updates and Revisions in the front matter of the book.

A Policy Brief on MOOCs

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Subject(s): Education, Open learning, distance education

Publisher: Commonwealth of Learning (COL)

Last updated: 01/03/2023

Guide to Blended Learning

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Publisher: Commonwealth of Learning

Last updated: 01/03/2023

The Guide to Blended Learning is an introduction to using technology and distance education teaching strategies with traditional, face-to-face classroom activities.

Pressbooks User Guide

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Publisher: Pressbooks

Last updated: 01/03/2023

The Pressbooks User Guide is your handbook for using Pressbooks effectively to produce books. This Guide covers the basics of Pressbooks, including how to quickly get a book into Pressbooks and out the other end as a beautifully designed webbook, ebook (EPUB), and print-ready PDF.

The Pressbooks Network Manager's Guide

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Publisher: Pressbooks

Last updated: 01/03/2023

Welcome to the Pressbooks Network Manager's Guide! Learn how to administer a Pressbooks network by configuring the network home page, changing network settings, enabling plugins and integrations, and much more.